Ubuntu Edge smartphone-cum-PC revealed

Canonical has just announced the Ubuntu Edge smartphone running, you guessed it, Ubuntu Linux.

The angular handset will sport a 4.5in 720p screen, which sounds pretty standard fare – but with the Sapphire crystal screen it’ll be virtually unscratchable. Plus it’ll pack a whopping 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, making it the most memory-packed smartphone to date.

But the specs aren't the really special part – the Edge will feature a dual OS (Android and Ubuntu) that will boot into a full Ubuntu PC OS when the mobile is connected to a monitor. Sound familiar? Motorola tried something similar with the Motorola Atrix, with limited success – but that didn’t have Ubuntu and its gloriously open-source freedom.